Dec 30, 2005
Top Ten Gallery Shows from 2005
Editor’s note: This top ten list was compiled by local art blogger and man-about-town Kriston Capps. Let’s be forward about it—top ten lists don’t really make a lot of sense. Especially for a field as diverse as contemporary art. Really, how much better is the sculpture of the giant Cheetoh than the digitally manipulated photograph? A true accounting for the decision-making process behind a hierarchical ranking of art shows would make the BCS computerized college…
Oct 12, 2005
Arts Agenda: Local Legend & Ditching D.C.
>> Hometown artist and color field innovator Sam Gilliam’s work is everywhere this month. A sizable inventory of pieces were hung last Friday at the Marsha Mateyka Gallery, and a retrospective is due to open at the Corcoran Gallery of Art this Saturday. >> It’s your last week to catch Jason Zimmerman’s video installation at Transformer Gallery, titled Fair Game. Zimmerman’s looping edit of scenes from the FOX show Cops is one of those cases…
Sep 14, 2005
Arts Agenda: ‘Tis the Season
>> Numerous galleries in the 14th Street corridor have opened new exhibits over the last week. Curator’s Office opened a new exhibit of drawings by Korean-born Jiha Moon last week. Moon’s colorful, kaleidoscopic work reflects her training in both American and Korean artistic traditions and combines elements of folklore and pop culture. >> Meanwhile, Transformer Gallery has launched its fourth season with a more cutting-edge exhibit of video work. “Fair Game,” the first solo exhibit…